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Ethnic Tamil civilians who escaped from the Tamil Tiger controlled areas are seen arriving Monday, April 20, 2009 at the government controlled areas north east of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2009

Open quote The situation is nothing short of catastrophic. Close quote

  • PIERRE KRAEHENBUEHL,
  • Red Cross operations director, on the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's northern war zone
Photo: Sri Lankan Army, HO / AP Photo | Source: AP